30-seconds-of-code/snippets/maxN.md

maxN

Returns the n maximum elements from the provided array. If n is greater than or equal to the provided array's length, then return the original array(sorted in descending order).

Use Array.sort() combined with the spread operator (...) to create a shallow clone of the array and sort it in descending order. Use Array.slice() to get the specified number of elements. Omit the second argument, n, to get a one-element array.

const maxN = (arr, n = 1) => [...arr].sort((a, b) => b - a).slice(0, n);

maxN([1, 2, 3]); // [3]
maxN([1, 2, 3], 2); // [3,2]
maxN([1, 2, 3], 4); // [3,2,1]